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posed packing strip 11. Such sound-conveyer is furthermore made tapering to conform with the taper of the amplifying horn and elbow so that, in other words, there is a continuous 'and general increase in the diameter of the bore of the passage formed by such extension, elbow andthe amplifier, proper.

The larger end of the conveyer is received in an annular socket or recess 12 formed in the casting constituting the elbow, while a ferrule or sleeve 13 is similarly fitted over the smaller end of such conveyer, one end of the short recurved tube, or elbow 14, that connects the sound conveyer with the sound box being designed to slidably fit within such sleeve, just as the other end of such tube 14, fits slidably over the upwardly extending tubular ortion of the sound-box 5. y

The fiiixible character of the sound conveyer permits the sound-box to travel across the record upoir the record support 15 with perfect freedom, while still preserving a direct connection with the amplifier. The bore, moreover of such conveyer, increases gradually in diameter in accordance with the well known principle of acoustics,'so that the sounds emanating from the sound` box are reproduced in erfect tone and undiminished volume. T e horn pro er may obviously be swung so as to exten in any desired direction without interfering-in the slightest with the flexing of the sound conveyer although the stop 16 prevents any turnin of the horn to an extent that might overba ance the machine. When it is desired to remove the horn this is readily accomplished by releasing the set-screw 18 that holds the detachable section of the retaining flange in place. Should it, furthermore, become necessary or 'desirable to entirely disconnect the sound conveyer from the sound-box in order to get at the machine,this may be accomplished by simply loosening set screw 9, when the elbow, together with the sound conveyer and amplifier attached thereto, may be swung to one side.

Practically no modification is required in the construction hereinbefore described iii order to adapt the same for use with a talking machine of the disk type instead of the cy inder type. Thus in Figl 2 it will be seen that by slightly modifying the form of the bracket l whereby the tubular elbow 2.

is supported the horn may be bodily transferred to such disk type.

What has just been said concerning the disk type machine applies equally to the use of my improved construction of horn iii talking machine cabinets of the several kinds familiar to the trade. Thus in Fig. (i, the adaptation of such horn is shown to a cabinet wherein the discharge opening 19 is located above the machine. The horn or amplifier 2O proper here does not require to be pivotally secured to the elbow so ,that the flange connection 6 may be omitted. The horn, however, is made separable as at 21 on an inclined plane so as to permit that portion of the horn which is iixedly at tached to the cover 22 to be raised when the latter is tilted upwardly. The construction of the flexible sound box with the elbow is, however, the same as before. In Fig. 7 the dischar e opening is shown as being located below t e talking machine compartment of the cabinet, thus requiring the horn to be curved downwardly instead of upwardly. As it does not in this form of construction require to vbe separated at all, the connection between the elbow and the horn or amplifier proper maybe made a fixed one, or the two parts in question may be in effect 'constructed integrally.

Other modes of a plying the principle of my invention may e em loyed instead of the one explained, change in made as regards the mechanism herein disclosed, provided t-he means stated by an of the following claims or the` eqn-iva ent of such stated means to be employed.

I therefore particularly point out and distinctly claim as' my invention 1. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support, a generally tapering amplifying horn proper mounted at its smaller end adjacent to said support, a fiexible tubular extension to such smaller end consisting of coiled interlocking strips, such extension being tapered to conform with the taper of` said amplifying horn and projecting over said record support, and a sound-box connected with the outer end of such extension. l

2. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support, a curved amplif ing horn proper of generally tapering orm pivotally mounted at its smaller end adjacent to said support, a flexible tubular extension to such smaller end consisting of coiled interlocking strips of metal, such eX- tension being tapered to conform with the taper of said ainiplifyin horn and projecting over said recor support, and a sound-box connected with the outer end of said extension.

3. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support; a tubular elbow with substantially ri ht angularly related openings mounted adjacent to said support with one such opening directed upwardly; a generally tapering amplifying horn proper connected with such upwardly directed opening; a flexible sound conveyer consist ing of interlockingy strips connected with the other opening iii said elbow, said wnveyer being tapered to conform with the taper of said amplifying horn and projecting over said record support; and a soundbox connected with the outer end of said conveyer.

4.. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support; a tubular elbow with substantially right angularly related openings mounted adjacent to said support with one such opening directed upwardly; a generally tapering amplifying horn proper connected with such upwardly directed opening; a flexible sound conveyer consisting of coiled interlocking strips of metal connected with the other opening in said elbow, said conveyer being tapered to conform with the taper of said amplifying horn and projecting over said record support; and a soundbox connected with the outer end of said conveyer.

5. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support; a tubular elbow with substantially right angularly related openings mounted adjacent to said support with one such opening directed upwardly; a generally tapering amplifying horn proper pivotally mounted upon said elbow and connected with such upwardly directed opening; a flexible sound conveyor consisting of coiled interlocking strips connected with the other opening in said elbow, said conveyer being tapered to conform with the taper of said amplifying horn and projecting over said record support; and a sound-box connected with the outer end of said conveyor.

6. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support; a tubular elbow, with substantially right angularly related openings, pivotal about a vertical axis adjacent to said support, said elbow having one such opening directed upwardly; a generally tapering amplifying horn properly connected with such upwardly directed opening; a flexible sound conveyor consisting of coiled interlocking strips connected with the other opening in said elbow, said conveyor being tapered to conform with the taper of said amplifying horn and projecting over said record support; and a sound-box connected with the other end of said conveyor.

7. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support; a tubular elbow, with substantially right angularly related openings, pivotal about a rerticalaxis adjacent to said support, said elbow having one such opening directed upwardly; a generally tapering amplifying horn proper pivotally mounted upon said elbow and connected with such upwardly -directed opening: a flexible sound conveyer consisting of coiled interlocking strips of metal connected with the other opening in said elbow, said con- Voyer being tapered to coliform with the taper of said amplifying horn and projecting over said record support; and a sound box connected with the other end of said conveyer.

8. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support; a tubular elbow, with substantially right angularly related openings, pivotal about a vertical axis adjacent to said support, said elbow haring one such opening directed upwardly; means adapted to secure said elbow in desired angular ptr sition about its axis; a generally tapering amplifying horn proper, connected with such upwardly directed opening; a flexible sound conveyor consisting of coiled interlocking strips connected with the other opening in said elbow, said conveyer being tapered to conform with the taper of said amplifying horn and projecting over sound record support; and a sound box connected with the other end of said conveyer.

9. In a talking machine, the combination of a record supprt; a tubular elbow, with substantially right angularly related openings, pivotal about a vertical axis adjacent to said support, said elbow having one such opening directed upwardly; a generally tapering amplifying horn proper, detachably pivotally mounted upon said elbow and connected with such upwardly directed opening; a flexible sound conveyer consisting of coiled interlocking strips of metal connected with the other opening` in said elbow, said conveyor being tapered to conform with the taper of said amplifying horn and projecting over said record support; and a sound box connected with the other end of said l conveyer.

10. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support; a bracket adjacent thereto; a tubular elbow, with substantially right angularly related openings, mounted upon said bracket so as to be pivotal about a vertical axis, said elbow having one such opening' directed upwardly; means adapted to secure said elbow in desired angular position about its axis; a generally tapering amplifying horn proper detachably pivotally mounted upon said elbow and connected with such upwardly directed opening; a flexible sound conveyer consisting of coiled interlocking strips of metal connected with the other opening in said elbow, said conveyer being tapered to conform with the taper ofsaid amplifying horn and projecting over said record support; and a sound box connected with the other end of said con veyer.

11. In a talking machine, the combination of a record support; a bracket adjacent thereto; a tubular elbow, with substantially right angularly related openings, mounted upon said bracket so as to be pivotal about a Vertical axis, said elbow having one such opening directed upwardly; means adapted to secure said elbow in desired angular position about its axis; a generally tapering amplifying horn connected with such upwardly directed opening; a sectional flange pivotally securing said horn to said elbow,

one of the sections of said flange being desound box connected with the other end of 10 tachable, whereupon said horn may be resaid conveyer. novedl; a flexille lound conveyr conslisting Signed by me this 25th day of July, 1910. o coi ed inter oc in strips o meta con- 5 nected with the othergopening in said elbow, THOMAS H' TOWELL' said conveyer being tapered to conform with Attested bythe taper of said amplifying horn and pro- D. T. DAvms, jectng over said record support; and a. J No. F. OBERLIN. 

